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'I have driven around the mountain twice and never saw it as cloud covered it both times.

'My friends who live in the area of Maun and around Arusha said they have only ever seen the mountain in full maybe twice as cloud covers it for most of the year.'

London-based photographer and tour
guide Paul Goldstein, who last month ascended Kilimanjaro wearing a 9ft
cuddly tiger for charity, said: 'I've seen many pictures of the mountain
before but pulling one off with this panache is difficult.'

Each
year, up to 25,000 climbers attempt to reach the summit of Kilimanjaro,
which can be found just 200 miles south of the Equator.

Landmark: Kilimanjaro, a dormant volcano located on the border between Kenya and Tanzania, is the highest point in Africa at 5,895m

Towering: An elephant grazes in the Amboseli national park, Kenya.
Mount Kilimanjaro is visible in the background.

Men of evil: From the air, Mount Kilimanjaro looks like the perfect hideout for Bond villains such as Ernst Blofeld (left) and Scaramanga (right)

Summit: Paul Goldstein, who scaled Kilimanjaro last month with a cuddly Tiger strapped to his back, said Mr Mijlof's aerial photograph had been pulled off with panache